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New TB Drugs Under Development

Several new types of TB drugs currently under development are shown here. NIAID has supported the development of two of these compounds, SQ-109 and PA-824, which are denoted by asterisks (*) above. Click here to see how these drugs work.

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Photo Credit: The photo of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC/Dr. Ray Butler, Janice Carr.Illustration Credit: This illustration is in the public domain. Please credit the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).Illustrator: Krista Townsend